Washington high school football coach suspended for allegedly putting his penis in a hot dog bun and teasing players with it

By BRETT BODNER

|NEW YORK DAILY NEWS|

Mar 21, 2017 | 1:09 PM

Jim Sharkey has coached at Ferris High School for 11 years. (Neil Stover/Youtube)

To be frank, this coach should probably be fired.

Jim Sharkey, the head football coach at Ferris High School in Spokane, Wa., was suspended with pay after he allegedly exposed himself to students at a leadership camp.

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According to the Spokesman-Review, a Ferris player said while Sharkey was grilling at the camp, he turned with his exposed penis inside a hot dog bun. Sharkey said, "You think that is a big dog – take a look at this," according to school records obtained by the Spokesman-Review.

Sharkey denied the allegations and said he's going to fight to clear his name. The coach said he won't talk about the investigation until it's been completed.

"When this is done, I'll be happy to talk about my teaching and coaching affairs," Sharkey said.

Sharkey was allowed to coach this past fall after receiving a written reprimand. The coach came under fire again when more players came forward saying they witnessed the lewd act and reportedly linked the coach to other incidents of "questionable behavior."

Mary Templeton, the district's director of certified personnel, said in records that three students said he exposed himself.

Jim Sharkey, the head football coach at Ferris High School in Spokane, Wa., was suspended with pay after he allegedly put his penis in a hot dog bun and showed players. (bhofack2/iStock/Getty)

A girl also came forward saying that Sharkey called her a "puck slut" or "puck bunny" because she was friends with Spokane Chiefs hockey players, who attended the high school, the Spokesman-Review reports. He said the comment to the female student was "not meant to be inappropriate."

Sharkey was also accused of drinking alcohol in front of players at the camp. He denied he consumed alcohol, but did confirm he saw other adults drinking.

Another football player alleged he knew of "four or five" times that players would gang up and dog pile a player on his birthday and they would shove their fingers up the player's anus for what they'd call "juicing." The player said no adults or coaches were present for these incidents.

Sharkey has denied the hazing allegations.

"I would not allow this. No way," Sharkey said in notes provided to the Spokesman-Review. "You better have dates and times of the juicing – if you say 10-15 times – you just better be able to tell me exactly when, who."

In addition to all the allegations against the football coach, he admitted to calling a student a "dips---" and said he once shopped for U2 tickets during class.

Sharkey has been a fitness and leadership teacher and coach at the school for 11 years.